List of Articles by Mike Pfeiffer
About the Author
Mike Pfeiffer, P.E., is the senior vice president of ICC Technical Services. He oversees the Codes & Standards and Architectural & Engineering Services departments, which includes both the development and maintenance of the International Codes as well as ICC standards. He has been with the Code Council for more than 30 years, starting off with legacy organization Building Officials Code Administrators International. A registered professional engineer in the state of Kansas, Pfeiffer has masters’ degrees in civil engineering and business administration.
mpfeiffer@iccsafe.org
mpfeiffer@iccsafe.org
Adoptable appendices in the International Residential Code for cob construction and tiny houses
Date Posted: 09/27/2021
Blue Ribbon Committee update on preemption, voter guides and the IECC
Date Posted: 12/11/2020
Official Notice of Appeals on the 2019 Group B Final Action Hearing results posted
Date Posted: 07/08/2020
Code Council Blue Ribbon Committee update
Date Posted: 07/06/2020
Code development: A process of evolution and improvement
How the 2019 Group B cycle fits and next steps for the future.
Date Posted: 06/22/2020
Highlights of the Code Development Process — Group B
Hundreds of building safety professionals from across the U.S. and around the world gathered to participate in the Public Comment Hearings for the Group B International Codes held Oct. 23–30, in Las Vegas, Nev. Here are some of the highlights from the 2019 hearings.
Date Posted: 04/20/2020
Snapshot: eligible voters for the 2019 Public Comment Hearings and Online Governmental Consensus Vote
To provide an enhanced level of transparency in the process — and in response to requests for individual member voter data or voting data by state — the Code Council Board of Directors has decided to provide a snapshot of the number of eligible voters for the Public Comment Hearings and Online Governmental Consensus Vote on a state-by-state basis for the 2019 cycle.
Date Posted: 10/14/2019
Big takeaways from the Committee Action Hearings
Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the 2019 Committee Action Hearings.
Date Posted: 08/05/2019
Code Council Energy Programs Director appointed to ASRAC
The Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee’s appointment of Michelle Britt will help further improve the Department of Energy's process of establishing energy efficiency standards.
Date Posted: 06/25/2019
How to participate in the development of the next edition of the IgCC
Code Council members can join the free ASHRAE listserv to keep up-to-date on what is happening with Standard 189.1 and the International Green Construction Code.
Date Posted: 02/11/2019
Public comment hearings recap
A number of code change proposals and public comments were considered this year that addressed a wide range of topics, including tall wood buildings, multi-user bathrooms and intermodal shipping containers.
Date Posted: 11/14/2018
Advocacy guidelines for the code hearings
The Code Council has advocacy guidelines and procedures to ensure a transparent and fair hearing process and to provide a space for balanced debate and deliberation on code change proposals.
Date Posted: 10/12/2018
Openness and transparency in the code development process
The International Code Council takes its role as the facilitator of the code development process very seriously.
Date Posted: 06/27/2018
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